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I'm not a consistent blogger or journal writer, but between those two mediums and work, I write a little bit everyday.

This is a nice reminder. I'll continue to work on it :)

Gimme some hand sanitizer!

**Warning: Very, very uncharacteristic discussion of toilet etiquette to follow. Germophobes need not read.**

What is your stance on washing your hands after using the restroom?

I, personally, feel that one should ALWAYS wash their hands. No exceptions. For one thing, you usually have to touch doorknobs to get out of the room. For another, eventually you'll have to touch something, and someone else may have to touch that same thing sometime. Not washing your hands (and then touching your face) is the fastest way to get sick, short of someone coughing directly into your face, but then at least you know where the illness came from.

I understand that the potty-process is different for men and women, and that little kids who are being potty-trained possibly (only possibly) aren't touching gross things, but doesn't washing your hands make sense in general? After all, unless you cleaned the restroom yourself, you don't know how clean anything is. Is there enough toilet paper in the world to justify not washing your hands?

I ask because twice today (and a couple of times previously), I was in the Ladies' room with a female coworker who didn't wash her hands.

A FEMALE!

TWICE IN ONE DAY!!!!

Now I don't want to touch any doorknobs, or chairs, or anything else she may have touched ever again. I haven't checked whether she has hand sanitizer... but you can be assured I will be buying some pronto.

Also, one of the times we were in there, this same woman was on the phone. I heard her talking, she flushed the toilet, and then continued sitting in her stall as she continued to chat. I waited a few minutes, then left without doing my thing. I worked about 10 more minutes then went back and she was finishing up (in the stall, not on the phone-- she left still talking, and did not wash her hands). I guess her friend didn't mind the toilet sounds, but I didn't feel comfortable having some stranger on the phone hear what I was doing.

So... not washing hands and talking on the phone in the public restroom. Are there times when this is appropriate? For a grown woman (or man)?

I'll be honest: I'm a little terrified of your possible affirmative responses. If that's the case, feel free to be as brief and undetailed as possible...

Ew. Seriously, ew.

Screaming... with laughter?

I usually don't mind Mondays, but today is such a crummy day I don't want to wait to post this "Happy Friday" video my brother Dave introduced me to last night. Hope it makes you laugh at least as hard as my nephew did -- that kid has the best, most joyful laugh I've ever heard!


Proud to say I know the kid at 0:47. Someone even made a GIF of his reaction :D Lucky!

Happy Monday! (My saying it makes it true, right? Yes? Good. Done.) You'd better believe I'll be making use of my pool tonight!

The Real Housewives of ...

I don't really watch much reality television. I prefer my media escapes to be on the unrealistic side, like Doctor Who or Chuck. But, although I've never watched an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (or whatever it's called -- I don't want to look it up right now), I have a basic idea of what it's all about, and can appreciate genius spoofs like this one:


And this one (though admittedly less clever and more crude):


Happy Friday, folks! Aren't we all glad this week is over? Yaaaaay! We survived!! I'm so proud of you!

Bring on the weekend!

Introducing... The Marvelous Wonderettes!

Cindy Lou, Missy, Suzy, and Betty Jean

I get to do a summer show after all! I've just been cast in The Marvelous Wonderettes with the Midvale Arts Council :D It's a four-women show full of songs from the 1950s and '60s and I'm so excited! I've been cast as Suzy, the ditzy, happy-go-lucky, bubble-gum-chewing girl -- haven't played a ditz in awhile, though it does seem fitting, no? Ha ha! I've been wanting to work with this director for awhile, and I'm thrilled to finally work with Kristen (cast as Missy, who is best friends with my character), and these other women that I don't know quite as well... yet!

Come see us at the Midvale Park stage July 13-21 for some crazy, wholesome fun!

The Marvelous Wonderettes takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As we learn about their lives and loves, we are treated to the girls performing such classic '50s and '60s songs as "Lollipop," "Dream Lover," "Stupid Cupid," "Lipstick On Your Collar," "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me," "It's My Party" and over 20 other classic hits! You've never had this much fun at a prom and you will never forget The Marvelous Wonderettes-a must-take musical trip down memory lane!

This is why I love theater people

This video is full of Broadway stars (many of them who I saw onstage last year). I've never performed on Broadway, but it looks like professional actors are no different personality-wise than community actors. Maybe we're a little wacky, but we're always up for some fun.

(My favorite is the choreography groups towards the end.)

This video reminds me that, no matter how much fun we have onstage, the REAL fun is going on backstage and during rehearsals!

This video also makes me want so much to be in a show! I need more theater people in my life!